Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Amy E. East Originator: Jessica L. Williamson Publication_Date: 20221011 Title: Rain measurements in and near the CZU Lightning Complex Fire area, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, 2021 to 2022 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9J7JOMP Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J7JOMP Description: Abstract: Rainfall measurements were collected in and near the CZU Lightning Complex Fire (hereafter, "CZU Fire") burn area, Santa Cruz Mountains, California. The CZU Fire ignited in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California, on August 16, 2020. By the time of full containment on September 22, 2020, the fire had burned 350 km2 (86,510 acres) in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) installed four rain gages in and near the CZU Fire burn area to measure rainfall during two post-fire wet seasons. The USGS gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the Big Creek Lumber Co., the McCrary family, and Brookdale Lodge in the collection of these data. This data release contains rain records from the Big Basin, Berry Creek, Brookdale, and Green Valley locations, measured over the second wet season after the CZU Fire. These four rain gages were removed on May 31, 2022. Purpose: Direct measurements of rain amount, duration, and intensity such as these can be used to evaluate causes of post-fire landscape change and to help refine post-fire debris-flow thresholds. Supplemental_Information: Additional information about the field activity from which these data were derived is available online at: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2020-638-FA Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20211017 Ending_Date: 20220531 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition at time data were collected (time reported in Universal Time Coordinated [UTC]). Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.222251 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.032146 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.172640 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.055999 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: precipitation (atmospheric) Theme_Keyword: fire damage Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords Theme_Keyword: precipitation measurements Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Theme_Keyword: environment Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Theme_Keyword: CMHRP Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: PCMSC Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:631f7a10d34e71c6d67a6d54 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Place_Keyword: State of California Place_Keyword: Santa Cruz County Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/631f7a10d34e71c6d67a6d54&name=RainGage_BigBasinSP2.JPG Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Photograph of USGS rain gage deployed in Big Basin State Park near the former location of the State Park headquarters, which burned in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG Data_Set_Credit: Data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: These rain gages measure rainfall with a resolution of 0.2 millimeter (mm). Data values are within the expected values. Calibration accuracy is within 1.0 percent (up to 20 mm/hour of maximum rainfall rate of 12.7 cm). Logical_Consistency_Report: Data values are within the expected values. Completeness_Report: The rain gages were programmed to record only during rain events. Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Reported geographic coordinates of sites are estimated to be within 5 meters. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Onset HOBO RG3-M standalone tipping-bucket rain gages were deployed at the Berry Creek and Brookdale Lodge locations. The gages were affixed to a 1-meter-high stake. Process_Date: 20201023 Process_Step: Process_Description: An Onset HOBO RG3-M standalone tipping-bucket rain gage was deployed at the Big Basin location. The gage was affixed to a 1-meter-high stake. Process_Date: 20201029 Process_Step: Process_Description: An Onset HOBO RG3-M standalone tipping-bucket rain gage was deployed at the Green Valley location. The gage was affixed to a 1-meter-high stake. Process_Date: 20210125 Process_Step: Process_Description: Data for all four rain gages were recorded on a self-contained pendant logger housed within each unit and downloaded manually at intervals of weeks to months. Process_Date: 202205 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: CZU_RainData_2021-2022.csv Entity_Type_Definition: Table containing attribute information associated with the data set. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SITE_NAME Attribute_Definition: Name of the site containing rain gage. Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Big_Basin Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rain gage located in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, located approximately at 37.172640, -122.222251. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Berry_Creek Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rain gage located near Berry Creek, CA, located approximately at 37.079284, -122.216055. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Brookdale_Lodge Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rain gage located near the Brookdale Lodge in Brookdale, CA, located approximately at 37.106800, -122.109566. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Green_Valley Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rain gage located near Green Valley Road in Scotts Valley, CA, located approximately at 37.055999, -122.032146. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE_TIME Attribute_Definition: The date and time of the rain gage measurement Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 10/17/2021 17:56:09 Range_Domain_Maximum: 05/31/2022 21:15:27 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Date and time formatted as mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: RAIN_MM Attribute_Definition: The amount of rainfall which was recorded. The gage records the date and time every time 0.2 mm of rainfall are collected in the gage. Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.2 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.2 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CUMULATIVE_RAIN_MM Attribute_Definition: The cumulative amount of rainfall which was collected at the station from deployment to final recovery of the station. Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1073.4 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.2 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The first line of the csv file is a header line. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - CMGDS Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Resource_Description: These data are available in csv format (CZU_RainData_2021-2022.csv), which also includes CSDGM FGDC compliant metadata. Distribution_Liability: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: comma-delimited text Format_Version_Number: RFC 4180 Format_Information_Content: Zip file contains the csv table and the associated metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied. Transfer_Size: 0.135 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/631f7a10d34e71c6d67a6d54 Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J7JOMP Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link will begin a direct download of the data and metadata. The second link points to the landing page for the data release. Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: These data can be viewed with any text editing or spreadsheet software. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20221011 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998